Rail-fastening device



w. R. GORRELL AND 'H. BARK SCHAT.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I4, 1921.

Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

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W. R. GORRELL AND H. BARKSCHAT.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. I921.

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RAIL-FASTENING nnvrcn Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 10 1922.

Application filed June 14, 1921. Serial No. 477,500. y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM R. GoRRELL and HENRY BARKSCHAT, citizens of the United States, residing at Alhambra and Los Angeles, respectively, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bail-Fastening Devices; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. r

This invention relates to an improved rail fastening device, and has for its principal aim t provide a structure embodying novel spike holding means which is such that it permits the spiketo be moved closer to or further from the rail to accommodate rail base flanges of various widths.

Another object of the invention is to generally improve upon devices f this class by the provision of one of extreme simplicity and durability which further embodies a novel and separate fastener of the rotary type which includes a rail'engaging head and an ,eccentrically disposed shank which whenrotated will position the head at various points to accommodate rail base flanges of various widths.

A further ob'ect of the invention is to provide a novel rail fastening device which is such that it will permit the usual wooden tie to be dispensed with, since the improved device can be embedded in a reinforced concrete tie, or sleeper anchored in the ground, or secured in place in any suitable y i i Other'objects and advantages of the im 4 vention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throu bout the same: V

, Figure 1 Is an elevational view, with parts broken away and shown in section, of a rail fasteningdevice constructed in accordance with our invention, showing the rail in po 5 sition thereon. c

Figure 2 is a top plan view of. the device with the top flange broken away to disclose the construction and arrangementof parts more clearly.

the singular, it bein understood that such holding device.

an speaking broadly, .it is equipped with an opening 9 for recep- Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of the rail supporting beam. 7

Figures 4: and dare top plan views of the sections or members which constitute the spike holding device. Figures 6 and 7 are side elevational view of said members. b

Figure 8 is a detailed view showing an additional-fastening device associated with the beam and rail base flange.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the additional fastening device.

Figure 10 is an elevational view thereof.

Referring to the drawings wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is. specifically shown, the numeral 1 designates a rail supporting member which is preferably in the form of an I-beam. At this point, we wish to direct attention to the fact that there is associated with this I-beam, apair of spike holding members'or clamps which are designed to be positioned for co-action with the opposite edges of the rail base. Since these members are duplicates of one another, the description will be written in 8O terms apply to all l1ke parts. Proceeding,

it is to be said that the web 2 of the beam 1s provided with a vertical slot, 3 near one end, while the upper flange a is equipped with a substantially square opening 5 at this endof the slot, thebas'e flange 6 being equipped with a smaller opening 7 at the lower end. of the slot. A spike holding device or clamp already referred to, is designated as a whole by the numeralS, the same being intended to be remo'vably held in said slot and openings in the supporting member 1 1. It is deemed advisable that it be pointed out here that it. is not desired to be restricted to using the articular kind of rail support shown with t. 1e exact type of spike However, the structure.

shown and described is preferred, Referrin again to the spike holding device 8,.

it is to be stated that 1 tion of a headed spikev 10, this opening be ing disposed eccentrically with respect to the true axis of, the device, so thatv b reversing the latter, the opening. .9 wil be positioned closer to or further from the rail base flange to enable the spike'to be elfectively engaged with flanges of various widths as before indicated. While the member 8 may be constructed in various ways, it is preferably made up of sections 11 and 12, the last namedof which is considerably smaller than the other one, both sections be I into this opening, it will conform to the irregular walls thereof and thus be more effectively securedin place and-held against possible displacement. As before indicated,

' the sections 11 and 12 can be easily and readily removed from the slot 3 and openings 5 and 7 to change their positions, whereby the position of thespike receiving opening will be likewise changed .tovary the position of the spike. It" is to be pointed out here, that when the spikes are driven between the sections of the holding device,

the latter are forcedapart and caused to tightly engage the vertical edges of'the slot 3, thus holding them in place and inrturn holding the spike in place. Note isto be made of the-fact that the inner adjacent edges of the sections 11 and 12 are inclined in opposite directions as indicated at 17, this particular construction being employed since it facilitates insertion and removal of said sections from the openings and slots in the rail supporting member 1; With the edges truly vertical or straight, considerable difiiculty would encountered in assembling these sections in their proper places.

lower ends of the sections rest "posite sides of: the opening 7,

The sections 11 and-12in addition to embodying the aforesaid constructional features, are equipped on theirilower ends with extensions 18' which are designed'to extend into the opening 7 to prevent lateral displacement of these ends Furthermore, in order to limitthe downward movement of the sectionswhen being assembled for use, they are equipped in'the botto'ms'of, their channels 13 with? shoulders 19 designed for 00- action with shoulders 20 on the vertical edges of the aforesaidgfslot 3. Since the on the opthey serve,

" inconjunctionjwith the shoulders 19 and 20,

a to limit the downward movement of thesections, Attention is here directed to the fact that the upper portions of the bottoms of the channels 13 are gradually tapered as indicated at 21 and the edges of the web on "oppositesides ofthe slot 3 are likewise in- I clined as indicated at 22. Thus, when the spike driven into its receiving opening 9,

with larger "or ribs 28 to be ment 1 herein shown and it is wedged in place and there is little or no chance of the sections becoming accidentally pulled out of place.

While the aforesaid construction "maybe sufiicient for effectively connecting the rail withfits supporting member, we prefer to make useof-novel retaining means designated by the numeral 23, the latter in its preferred form comprising a substantially square head, 24;, equipped with an eccentrically disposed integral shank 25' designed to extend through a circular hole. 26 in the flanges and being equipped with a shoulder portion 27 to rest on the upper face ofthc flange as indicated in Figure 8. By this arrangement, it .will be seen that rotation of the-member 23, will position theheadjfor engagement with rails having base flanges of various widths. In; order to lock the member 23 in place, theshank .thereof is equipped with diametrically opposite keys passed through correspondingly located notches 29 in the flange 1. It is understood that by registering the ribs with the notches, the locking member 23 can be removed or insertedfrom or to its opening 26, after which by turning it, the ribs will be moved out of registry with the notches and the device, locked in place.

In use, two of the railsupportingbeams 1 will be positioned opposite one another to I accommodate and partially support the two rails which serve to form the track Any suitable means may be employe-dfor'tying these members together. If desired, the members can be anchored directly in the ground, or they can be embedded-in a concrete tie or sleeper (not shown) as suggested in the aforesaid patent. In the draw ings, the inclined inner edges 17 of the sections 11 and 12 which are employed for forming the aforesaid spike hold ng means, i

are inclined toward each other, thus positioningfthe spikev receiving openings at a certain distance apart, If it is desired to change the positions of these openings to accommodate rails of smaller or larger sizes,

this may be done, as before stated, by re moving the sections 11 and 12 and reversing their position. Furthermore, the additional locking means; 23 for the rail maybe likewise adjusted to accommodate the par ticular size of rail to be used.

A careful review of the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, will be suiiicientto enable persons skilled in the art to which '7 the invention relates to obtain a clearunderstandlngof the same. Therefore,a more lengthy and 'vdetailed descriptionis thought unnecessary. V I 7 'Sinceprobably the best results can beobtained'with the construction and arrangedescribed, this-is taken as a preferred embodimentlfi vtheji lspike lock having an eccentric spike receivv vention. However, slight minor. changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims may be resorted to.

We claim: I

1. The combination with a rail support having an opening therein, of a removable ing openin which may, by reversing the lock, be positioned to dispose the spike closer to or further from the rail base flange to accommodate flanges of various widths, and co-acting means between the lock and support to hold the former in place.

2. Thecombination with a rail supporting member having an opening therein, a removable spike locking device arranged in said opening, being made up of a pair of spaced sect ons having channels in their inner faces forming a spike receiving openng, opposed walls of thelatter being irregular, and a spike driven into said opening, the head thereof being intended to engage the rail base flange.

The combination with a rail seat of the I-beam type having a slot formed in its web and an opening in its upper flange at the adjacent end of the slot, a removable spike locking device extending downwardly through said opening and said slot, being composed of a pair of closely spacedsecs tions having channels formed in their opposite faces, the inner opposed channels forming an opening for reception of a spike, the remaining channels receiving the adjacent edges of said web therein, thus holding the sections against lateral displacement, and a headed spike, arranged in the opening in the latter, having its head positioned for engagement with the rail base.

l. The combinatiornwitha rail seat of the I-beam type, having a slot formed in its web and an opening in its upper flange at the adjacent end of the slot, a removable spike locking device extending downwardly through said opening and said slot, being composedqof a pair of closely spaced sections having channels formed in their opv 1ng inclined to facilitate insertion and removal, and the sections and seat having co-' acting shoulders to limit downward movement of sections.

5. A rail seat or support of the I-beam type having a slot formed in its web and relatively small and large openings formed in its lower and upper flanges respectively and communicating with said slot, the slot being gradually increased in width from its upper end toward its center to form a shoullocking device.

6. A movable spike locking device adapted to be placed in an opening of a rail seat being composed of a pair of closely spaced sections or members having channels formed in their opposite faces, the inner opposed channels forming an opening for reception of the spike, the remaining channels being adapted to receive the edges of the web of the rail seat therein to hold said sections against lateral displacement.

7. The structure set forth in claim 6, the opposed walls or bottoms-of the inner channels being irregular so as to crook or bend the spike when driven therebetween and the bottoms of the outer remaining channels being tapered from their upper ends toward their centers to provide shoulders as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WILLIAM R. GORRELL. HENRY BARK SGHAT.

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